- Poe Dameron
- Lor San Tekka
- Poe Dameron
- — Leia's sequel era title[10]
Well, she certainly is that.
In-universe, Leia Organa was the last Princess of Alderaan, a senator in both the Imperial and New Republic Senates, a Rebel crucial to the Empire's overthrow, and a founding leader of the Resistance. Out-of-universe, she has been an icon, inspiration, and role-model to millions.
See also: Leia's Huttslayer costume.
What's in a name?[]
- Leia Organa
- Bail Organa
- — Leia is a real Organa[20]
What? Don't ever say that. You are our child. You are an Organa in every way. One day, this planet will look to you, Leia. There are many ways to lead. You just have to find yours. Plus, imagine the look on your cousin's face when you get to boss him around for real.
The full name Leia Organa comes from her parents by adoption, Breha and Bail Organa of Alderaan.[14] She's titled Princess Leia[2] because her mom is Queen of Alderaan; Leia, Princess of Alderaan goes into detail about how the throne of Alderaan is inherited and does not exclude adopted children,[13] so the title "princess" is not because her birth mother was formerly an elected queen.
In both continuities, Leia Amidala Skywalker has popped up as her birth name in reference entries about Bail. This is presented as her birth name in the brief time between her birth and her adoption by the Organas.[note 1] The Visual Dictionary for Episode III uses it,[21] and in multiple editions of Character Encyclopedia, an image is captioned: "Bail and his wife, Breha, adopt Leia Amidala Skywalker."[22][23] She's never addressed as Leia Skywalker out loud, although one character calls her that in internal narration to emphasise her parentage.[24]
In Legends, she takes her husband Han Solo's surname after she gets married and is known as Leia Organa Solo[1][9][25] or Leia Solo.[26] Leia Organa Solo serves the New Republic in varying capacities, including its Provisional Council[1] and as Chief of State.[9]
In New Canon, she keeps her own surname, serving in the Galactic Senate of the New Republic as Senator Leia Organa.[8] Sometime after she breaks with that government and forms the Resistance, she's titled General Leia Organa.[10]
Leia Skywalker Organa Solo is used once in the novelization of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker as part of Leia's internal narrative when she thinks about what will be her final act and her legacy:
If Vader could become Anakin again, Kylo Ren could become Ben. Her son was tempted by the light; she could sense it. But even if he never turned back the way Anakin had, she still loved him, and her legacy was secure. She was Leia Skywalker Organa Solo. As she caressed Han's medal, she fully embraced all those inheritances. And she would pass them all to the next generation. Her Skywalker legacy would go to Rey, Organa to Poe, and she would try one last time to pass her Solo legacy to her son.
So that's how it would be. A final act of hope, and then she would rest.
Weddings[]
Legends[]
How Leia and Han got married in Legends involves the start of a wedding in children's book that ends on Leia "as she prepared to take her first steps down the aisle"[28] but not actually getting married then, and instead going through a "courtship" that includes Han using a planet as a gift and abducting the bride-to-be to prove himself (?!)[17]
New Canon[]
Newlyweds Leia and Han
The Princess and the Scoundrel details Leia and Han's wedding: it takes place on Endor, with Luke Skywalker officiating with the Ewok elder Logray.[18]
According to Alderaanian tradition, Leia's mother, Breha Organa, would have placed the royal relic the Rhindon Sword around Leia's waist; as the sword had been destroyed and Breha killed[29] in the destruction of Alderaan, this did not take place. However, she briefly felt its presence, along with her father (Bail, not Anakin) kissing her forehead.[18] It is unknown whether this was a hallucination, something to do with the Force, or both.
Fan resources[]
- Leia Organa character tag on Archive of Our Own (NOTE: This link has NSFW content only appropriate for those 18+.)
- Leia O. character filter on FanFiction.net
- Articles on Fanlore:
- Leia Organa (NOTE: This link has NSFW content only appropriate for those 18+.)
- Han/Leia (NOTE: This link has NSFW content only appropriate for those 18+.)
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Legends · Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn in the series The Thrawn Trilogy. Published 1991 by Bantam Spectra.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Legends & New Canon · Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Legends · Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, "Princess Leia", by Simon Beecroft. Published 2011 by DK.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Canon · Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded, "Princess Leia", by Simon Beecroft and Pablo Hidalgo. Published 2016 by DK.
- ↑ Legends · The New Essential Chronology, Part Two: The Fall of the Republic — "The Clone Wars": "Anakin Turns to the Dark Side (19 B.B.Y.)", by Daniel Wallace, with Kevin J. Anderson.
- ↑ New Canon · Star Wars Timelines, "End of The Republic", by Kristin Baver, Jason Fry, Cole Horton, Amy Richau, and Clayton Sandell. Published 2023 by DK.
- ↑ New Canon · Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 New Canon · Bloodline by Claudia Gray. Published 2016 by Del Rey.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Legends · Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly. Published 1995 by Bantam Spectra.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 New Canon · Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ New Canon · Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Legends · The Essential Guide to Characters, "Leia Organa Solo", by Andy Mangels.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 New Canon · Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray. Published 2017 by Disney • Lucasfilm Press. Part of Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Legends & New Canon · Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Legends & New Canon · Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Real World · "Part I Trivia Gallery | Obi-Wan Kenobi" (slideshow image 8 of 9) on StarWars.com. "Queen Breha's sister is identified as Duchess Celly Organa, a name that had previously applied to Bail Organa's sister in the Legends novel, Star Wars: Children of the Jedi. A re-examination of 1977 notes from George Lucas regarding Alderaanian culture made it clear the royal lineage and name extends through the queen's side of the family, as seen in Bail Organa's original title of Viceroy." (Archived on 2023-03-11)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Legends · The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Published 1994 by Bantam Spectra.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 New Canon · The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis. Published 2022 by Random House.
- ↑ New Canon · Leia, Princess of Alderaan, chapter 19, by Claudia Gray.
- Amilyn Holdo
Beware words like 'only'. Don't let your head be turned by the most dangerous substance known to exist.
- Leia Organa
Which is?
- Amilyn Holdo
A pair of pretty dark eyes. Or more than a pair, if you'e into Grans. Or Aqualish, or Talz. Or even—
- Leia Organa (through laughter)
That's all right! It's just humanoid males for me.
- Amilyn Holdo
Really? That feels so limiting.
- Leia Organa
Thank goodness it's a big galaxy.
- ↑ New Canon · Obi-Wan Kenobi, Episode 1: "Part I"
- ↑ Legends · Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, "Bail Organa", by David West Reynolds. Published 2005 by DK Publishing. Content reprinted in Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary (2006).
- ↑ Legends · Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, "Bail Organa", by Simon Beecroft. Published 2011 by DK.
- ↑ New Canon · Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded, "Bail Organa", by Simon Beecrof and Pablo Hidalgo. Published 2016 by DK.
- ↑ Legends · Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, Chapter 15, by Matthew Stover. Published 2010 by Del Rey. "Young Senator Organa, he mused. Princess Leia Skywalker, hiding in plain sight for all those years. Who'd have thought it?"
- ↑ Legends · Rebel Stand: Enemy Lines II, Chapter 3, by Aaron Allston in the series The New Jedi Order. Published 2002 by Del Rey. "Vannix System Control, this is the Millennium Falcon, of Coruscant registry, currently out of Borleias, Pyria system, Leia Organa Solo speaking."
- ↑ Legends · Star by Star, Chapter 3, by Troy Denning in the series The New Jedi Order. Published 2001 by Del Rey. "Your meeting with Leia Solo went well?"
- ↑ New Canon · The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition, Chapter 13, by Rae Carson. Published 2020 by Del Rey.
- ↑ Legends · Prophets of the Dark Side by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids. Published 1993 by Bantam Skylark. Illustrated by Karl Kesel. Part of a set of six books fan-nicknamed Jedi Prince series or The Glove of Darth Vader series.
- ↑ New Canon · From A Certain Point of View, "Eclipse", by Madeleine Roux in the series From A Certain Point of View. Published 2017 by Del Rey.